Well Pat picked me up from the motel on Sunday night and we went to iconic Chris' Billiards in Chicago to play some and talk about CTE.
As you can see we survived.
Like Pat I wish we had played more and talked less about aiming. While Pat did not really budge on his fundamental positions I did come to see his side of things a little more.
And essentially his side of things is pretty simple - CTE works for individual players but no individual person has to date been able to write down a set of instructions on how to do CTE that works for other players. Did I get that right Pat?
Now, I want to inject at this point that when Pat and I discussed CTE that I was only relaying to him what I consider to be CTE since I didn't learn it from Hal Houle or Dave Segal or Stan or anyone else directly. So what I do when I use CTE may not be the "correct" way to implement it.
Which is Pat's point in a nutshell.
He doesn't deny that people are making balls with CTE and making great shots and running out. He simply says that Ghost Ball and other aiming systems are geometrically correct and can be used to easily diagram ANY shot on the table to the satisfaction of EVERYONE. This point is indisputable.
To date that same thing cannot be said of CTE. Whether CTE CAN be used to diagram any shot is has not yet been shown. The fact is that it hasn't been yet.
Pat did not use CTE or any other aiming system. For the games we did play I was his RACK BOY with the exception of one single one pocket game where I managed to make a few good shots.
No video. I abandoned it after a few minutes in as I would rather just talk and not try to be a videographer at the same time. Pat also didn't want to be shown as he is still undercover waiting to trap a millionaire who thinks he can win with CTE.
So I might have a little bit showing Pat's hands as he is running out. Otherwise just take my word for it that Pat can play.
Although....Mike Page you definitely have action any time you want to bet on a serious matchup between me and Pat if we play one pocket. I think I have a slight edge there.
Anyway, Pat Johnson exists, he's cool, he can play and thank you Pat for taking the time so late at night to hang with me for a couple hours.
As you can see we survived.
Like Pat I wish we had played more and talked less about aiming. While Pat did not really budge on his fundamental positions I did come to see his side of things a little more.
And essentially his side of things is pretty simple - CTE works for individual players but no individual person has to date been able to write down a set of instructions on how to do CTE that works for other players. Did I get that right Pat?
Now, I want to inject at this point that when Pat and I discussed CTE that I was only relaying to him what I consider to be CTE since I didn't learn it from Hal Houle or Dave Segal or Stan or anyone else directly. So what I do when I use CTE may not be the "correct" way to implement it.
Which is Pat's point in a nutshell.
He doesn't deny that people are making balls with CTE and making great shots and running out. He simply says that Ghost Ball and other aiming systems are geometrically correct and can be used to easily diagram ANY shot on the table to the satisfaction of EVERYONE. This point is indisputable.
To date that same thing cannot be said of CTE. Whether CTE CAN be used to diagram any shot is has not yet been shown. The fact is that it hasn't been yet.
Pat did not use CTE or any other aiming system. For the games we did play I was his RACK BOY with the exception of one single one pocket game where I managed to make a few good shots.
No video. I abandoned it after a few minutes in as I would rather just talk and not try to be a videographer at the same time. Pat also didn't want to be shown as he is still undercover waiting to trap a millionaire who thinks he can win with CTE.
So I might have a little bit showing Pat's hands as he is running out. Otherwise just take my word for it that Pat can play.
Although....Mike Page you definitely have action any time you want to bet on a serious matchup between me and Pat if we play one pocket. I think I have a slight edge there.
Anyway, Pat Johnson exists, he's cool, he can play and thank you Pat for taking the time so late at night to hang with me for a couple hours.
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